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Glasgow quay improvement works abandoned due to high costs

Published 1 year ago

A project to install a new quay wall and restore a public riverfront path along Glasgow’s riverside has been abandoned due to “excessively high” costs.

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Clark Contracts appointed to £150m Fire Safety Framework

Published 1 year ago

Clark Contracts has been appointed to the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s £150 million Fire Safety Framework.

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£130m flexible energy battery storage park planned for West Lothian

Published 1 year ago

A planning application has been submitted to West Lothian Council for a £130 million flexible energy battery storage park.

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Cala Homes takes top prize at Homes for Scotland Annual Awards

Published 1 year ago

Cala Homes was named the Large Home Builder of the Year for a second year running as Homes for Scotland (HFS) announced its annual award winners last week.

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Aberdeen architectural firm undergoes management buyout

Published 1 year ago

Aberdeen architectural practice Albyn Architects has undergone a management buyout – resulting in its rebranding to Ian McGregor Architects.

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Six apartments planned on vacant Glasgow city centre site

Published 1 year ago

A gap site in the Blythswood area of Glasgow city centre could host a block of six apartments, under newly lodged plans.

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Student accommodation tower planned for Glasgow city centre

Published 1 year ago

Detailed plans have been submitted for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre.

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GRAHAM secures £7m contract with University of Glasgow

Published 1 year ago

GRAHAM has been re-elected to the University of Glasgow framework to deliver projects valued in excess of £7 million over the next six years.

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68 year-old Fife contractor T&N Gilmartin becomes employee-owned

Published 1 year ago

Fife-based multi-disciplined contractor T&N Gilmartin (Contractors) Ltd has transferred its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), making its workforce of approximately 90 staff part owners of the business

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Lloyds CEO applauds Scottish charity’s regeneration efforts

Published 1 year ago

Scottish housing charity Lar Housing Trust has received commendation from a major City figure for its work in repurposing derelict buildings into affordable homes.

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Shareholders approve £2.5bn Barratt and Redrow merger plan

Published 1 year ago

A proposed £2.5 billion merger between two of the UK’s largest housebuilders has gained the support of shareholders of both companies.

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Ocean Point mixed-use development in Leith given green light

Published 1 year ago

A major mixed-use development at Ocean Point in Leith has been granted planning consent, subject to conditions, by councillors on Edinburgh’s Development Management Sub-Committee.

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Stantec acquires integrated engineering design firm Hydrock

Published 1 year ago

Sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has acquired integrated engineering design firm Hydrock.

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Threesixty Architecture extends paid maternity and adoption leave

Published 1 year ago

In a bid to tackle “systemic” gender disparity within the architecture sector, Glasgow-based practice Threesixty Architecture has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave.

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Valor Energy Group sells electrical engineering businesses to Pier Solutions

Published 1 year ago

Engineering and modular solutions provider Pier Solutions has acquired electrical engineering businesses V-TES and V-TES Renewables in a seven-figure deal.

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